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Conditions and safety the focus at Fukushima site
Radiation levels have reduced to the point that full-face masks are not needed for 90% of the Fukushima Daiichi site but worker safety remains a high priority following a fatal accident this month.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 28 August 2015
Commissioning of Ignalina solid waste facilities under way
Cold testing - one of the first stages of the commissioning process - has started at the new Solid Waste Management and Storage Facilities at the shut down Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania.
Waste & Recycling
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Wednesday, 26 August 2015
Vattenfall applies to decommission Krümmel
Vattenfall yesterday submitted an application to decommission and dismantle the Krümmel nuclear power plant in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
Waste & Recycling
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Tuesday, 25 August 2015
Decommissioning of UK research reactor approved
Imperial College London has received approval from the UK nuclear regulator to decommission its 50-year-old CONSORT research reactor. Decommissioning work is expected to be completed by 2021.
Waste & Recycling
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Tuesday, 18 August 2015
Tepco readies to install unit 3 cover
The installation of a protective cover over unit 3 of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan can start as soon as the removal of rubble from the reactor building is completed, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) said.
Regulation & Safety
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Thursday, 13 August 2015
Decommissioning milestones at Magnox sites
Magnox Limited has announced the completion of fuel removal from unit 1 of the Oldbury nuclear power plant in the UK as well as the retrieval of all fuel element debris from underground vaults at the Bradwell site.
Waste & Recycling
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Wednesday, 12 August 2015
Fuel handling machine removed from Fukushima Daiichi 3
The removal of the fuel handling machine from the damaged reactor building of unit 3 of the Fukushima Daiichi plant helps clear the way for the transfer of used fuel from the unit's storage pool.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 3 August 2015
Removal of cover over Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 begins
The operation to remove the temporary cover over the damaged reactor building of unit 1 at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began yesterday.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 29 July 2015
Chernobyl Confinement arch joined together
The 'western' and 'eastern' halves of the arch of the New Safe Confinement at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine have been joined together, SSE ChNPP, the state company tasked with managing the plant, said on 24 July.
Waste & Recycling
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Tuesday, 28 July 2015
Lasers to aid Fukushima Daiichi fuel removal
Laser technology for the removal of fuel debris from the damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant could be developed through a joint research agreement signed between three Japanese organizations.
Corporate
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Monday, 20 July 2015
USA's first big commercial reactor segmentation with oxy-propane completed
EnergySolutions announced yesterday the successful completion of the first large commercial reactor vessel segmentation in the USA. ZionSolutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of EnergySolutions, completed the segmentation of the reactor vessel of unit 2 of Zion nuclear power plant in late June.
Waste & Recycling
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Tuesday, 14 July 2015
Vattenfall prepares for shutdown of Ringhals units
Vattenfall is preparing for the decommissioning of units 1 and 2 of the Ringhals nuclear power plant in Sweden. The company - which owns a majority stake in the plant - announced its intention in late April to close the two units by 2020.
Waste & Recycling
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Monday, 13 July 2015
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